Provided by Dow Jones By Olivia Bugault Danone SA said Tuesday that first-quarter sales fell, dragged by the coronavirus pandemic that is still affecting its activities, while confirming its guidance for the full year. The French food company reported sales of 5.66 billion euros ($6.81 billion) compared with EUR6.24 billion for the previous year period. Sales dropped 9.4% on a reported basis and 3.3% on a like-for-like basis. An analysts consensus provided by Danone had sales at EUR5.59 billion. We continue to expect a return to like-for-like sales growth in the second quarter, and to profitable growth in the second half of 2021, Danone s interim co-Chief Executives Veronique Penchienati-Bosetta and Shane Grant said.